Abstract:
:Lung fibrosis is a common and serious complication of radiation therapy for lung cancer, for which there are no efficient treatments. Emerging evidence indicates that lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) and its receptors (LPARs) are involved in the pathogenesis of fibrosis. Here, we reported that thoracic radiation with 16Gy in mice induced development of radiation lung fibrosis (RLF) accompanied by obvious increases in LPA release and LPAR1 and LPAR3 (LPAR1/3) transcripts. RLF was significantly alleviated in mice treated with the dual LPAR1/3 antagonist, VPC12249. VPC12249 administration effectively prolonged animal survival, restored lung structure, inhibited fibroblast accumulation and reduced collagen deposition. Moreover, profibrotic cytokines in radiation-challenged lungs obviously decreased following administration of VPC12249, including transforming growth factor β1 (TGFβ1) and connective tissue growth factor (CTGF). In vitro, LPA induced both fibroblast proliferation and CTGF expression in a dose-dependent manner, and both were suppressed by blockade of LPAR1/3. The pro-proliferative activity of LPA on fibroblasts was inhibited by siRNA directed against CTGF. Together, our data suggest that the LPA-LPAR1/3 signaling system is involved in the development of RLF through promoting fibroblast proliferation in a CTGF-dependent manner. The LPA-LPAR1/3-CTGF pathway may be a potential target for RLF therapy.
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Biochem Biophys Res Communjournal_title
Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsauthors
Gan L,Xue JX,Li X,Liu DS,Ge Y,Ni PY,Deng L,Lu Y,Jiang Wdoi
10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.04.084subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-05-27 00:00:00pages
7-13issue
1eissn
0006-291Xissn
1090-2104pii
S0006-291X(11)00682-6journal_volume
409pub_type
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